How the space sector is responding to the killing of George Floyd
For many, the Black Lives Matter protests occurring while NASA celebrated a historic achievement were reminiscent of the Apollo era.
In July 1969, civil rights protesters marched outside the Kennedy Space Center the day before Apollo 11 launched to the ...
Cell Backhaul Week Set to Spark Key Industry Conversations
A cell phone tower. Photo: Ryan Greenberg, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of connectivity ...
WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic announced July 15 it is bringing in a Disney executive as the company’s new chief executive officer, with the company’s longtime chief executive moving into a new role.
Virgin Galactic announced shortly after markets closed that ...
SatRevolution Announces EO Shared Services Mission for Mid-2021
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SatRevolution revealed an Earth Observation (EO) shared services mission to launch in the middle of 2021.
The 2021 mission, called STORK, will ...
Spaceflight Reveals Sherpa-FX Vehicle to Fly Aboard SpaceX Mission
Graphic represents the SXRS-3 mission, carrying customer spacecraft and hosted payloads. Photo: Spaceflight
Spaceflight revealed Wednesday that it will be flying its next generation orbital transfer vehicle, Sherpa-FX, ...
Northrop Grumman launched NROL-129 on July 15. Photo: Office of the DNI, NRO
Northrop Grumman Corporation launched a spacecraft for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on ...
SES Files $1.8B Claim Against Intelsat Over C-Band Alliance
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SES Americom filed a $1.8 billion claim in Intelsat’s bankruptcy case on Tuesday, alleging breach of contract related to the C-Band Alliance (CBA).
In ...
Airbus reorganizes U.S. operations to fuel growth in space and defense
The primary markets for Airbus U.S. Space & Defense are military aircraft, geospatial intelligence and satellites.
WASHINGTON — Airbus is reorganizing its U.S.-based operations in an effort to strengthen its position in the space and intelligence markets, officials said July 15. ...
Minotaur rocket successfully deploys four NRO satellites in orbit
A solid-fueled Northrop Grumman Minotaur 4 rocket vaulted into orbit Wednesday from Virginia's Eastern Shore and deployed four top secret spacecraft for the U.S. government's spy satellite agency, extending the program's success record ahead of three more Minotaur missions planned in 2021. ...
SES sues Intelsat for $1.8 billion over splitting C-Band Alliance
GLASSBORO, N.J. — Fleet operator SES filed a lawsuit July 14 against Intelsat seeking at least $1.8 billion in damages for Intelsat’s withdrawal from the C-Band Alliance.
The claim, filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of ...
